Google’s Sergey Brin: Apple and Facebook pose huge threat to Internet freedom
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said during an interview published on Sunday that Apple and Facebook pose serious threats to Internet freedom because of their closed …
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Apple’s sub-$300 ‘iPad mini’ to launch in Q3, report claims
Apple plans to launch a new entry-level iPad tablet in the third quarter that will aim to draw attention away from the impending onslaught of …
Apple to launch iPad in 21 additional countries this month
Apple announced on Monday that it will launch its wildly popular third-generation iPad tablet in 21 additional countries this month. Beginning on April 20th, the …
Here comes the Galaxy S III; Samsung schedules May 3rd device unveiling
CTIA Wireless is shaping up to be a bit slow this year and despite the overlap in timing, it appears Samsung will look elsewhere to …
Amazon said to be inflating streaming library size [updated]
Online retail giant Amazon is said to be stretching the truth regarding the size of its streaming content library when reporting numbers to the public. …
Apple to DOJ: We’re the good guys, not the bad guys
In a filing with the United States district court for southern New York, Apple claims the Department of Justice has its story all wrong. The …
Apple said to be prepping a ‘revolutionary’ new product that will launch this year [updated]
Acclaimed French designer Philippe Starck reportedly claims to be working with Apple to help design a revolutionary new product that will launch within the next eight …
Supposed Samsung Galaxy S III image surfaces
An image of what is purported to be Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy S III smartphone — the vendor’s flagship mobile device for 2012 — has been …
Apple releases removal tool for ‘Flashback’ malware
Apple on Thursday released Java update for OS X that removes a number of common variants of the Flashback trojan virus. Discovered last week to …
Non-profit ISP wages war on FBI and DOJ by putting privacy first [video]
Nicholas Merrill, formerly the head of a New York-based Internet Service Provider that fought the FBI and DOJ in court over the constitutionality of the …
Google posts Q1 results, beats Wall Street’s consensus; announces 2-for-1 stock split
Google on Thursday reported its results for the first quarter, topping Wall Street’s estimates. The Internet giant managed earnings of $10.08 per share on $10.65 …
On this day in 1976, Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% stake for $2,300
On April 12th, 1976, one of three co-founders of Apple Computer sold his 10% stake in the company for $2,300. Ronald Wayne says he made …
Sprint’s LG Viper 4G LTE launches April 22nd for just $99.99
Sprint announced last week that pre-orders for one of its first 4G LTE-enabled smartphones were going live on April 12th, and now the carrier has …
An inside look at how iPads are made [video]
Apple’s iPad and the conditions under which it is built are topics that surface regularly on technology blogs and in the mainstream media. While the …
Sony confirms plans to shed 10,000 jobs amid shake-up
Sony on Thursday confirmed earlier rumors suggesting plans to release 10,000 workers during the course of fiscal 2012. The figure includes employees expected to leave …
Samsung announces pricing and availability for new Galaxy lineup
Samsung on Wednesday announced pricing and availability details for three upcoming Android-powered devices that will soon join the vendor’s ever expanding lineup of Galaxy-brand devices. …
Nokia appeases angry mob, gains life-long loyalists
Each vendor handles widespread bug reports in its own unique way. Some companies do their best to avoid acknowledging issues unless coverage spills over into …
U.S. government sues Apple over eBook price-fixing
The United States government has filed an antitrust suit against Apple, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin alleging that the companies conspired to fix …
Verizon to intro $30 upgrade fee on April 22nd
Verizon Wireless on Wednesday confirmed that it will soon begin charging subscribers a $30 upgrade fee when they purchase new wireless equipment on contract. Verizon …
Nokia trims Q1 outlook, confirms more than 2 million Lumia phones sold
Nokia on Wednesday lowered its outlook for the first quarter of 2012, noting that performance from its devices and services division will have a greater …
T-Mobile’s HTC One S may launch on April 25th
T-Mobile plans to release its flagship HTC One S smartphone in just over two weeks according to a recent report. Earlier rumors pointed to a …
‘Extremely poor’ Symbian sales, mixed Lumia sales to leave Nokia with another rough quarter
Nokia is in store for yet another rough quarter according to Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley. The struggling Finnish phone vendor posted a massive €954 million …
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn resigns [updated]
Best Buy on Tuesday announced that its director and chief executive officer Brian Dunn has resigned from the company effective immediately. Director G. Mike Mikan has …
Amazon announces In-App Purchasing to take on Apple, Google [video]
Amazon on Tuesday announced a new mechanism that will facilitate in-app purchases within mobile applications available for download in the Amazon Appstore. Much like the …
Instagram for Android tops 5 million downloads in under a week
Adding yet another positive note to Instagram’s biggest week ever — Facebook on Monday announced that it will acquire Instagram for $1 billion — the …
Sony sees massive $6.4 billion annual net loss, its worst ever
Sony has revised its full-year earnings projections for the fiscal year ended March 31st to include a tax hit that will see the company report …
AT&T is going big with Nokia’s Lumia 900, but reports of a $150M marketing blitz are inaccurate
Nokia’s new Lumia 900 smartphone is getting a huge push at AT&T, but the carrier’s marketing budget for the new flagship Windows Phone won’t quite …
New iPad already accounts for 10% of all iPad traffic
Apple released its third-generation iPad just over three weeks ago, and the company managed to sell more than 3 million units in less than four …
Nokia’s Lumia 900 tops Amazon sales chart
Nokia’s first U.S. carrier-backed flagship smartphone to launch in years now occupies the top two spots on Amazon.com’s list of best-selling cell phones. The new …
iPhone with 4-inch display and ‘new sleek look’ to launch in Q3, Topeka says
Likely offsetting an earlier note suggesting Apple’s run may soon slow, a new report on Monday suggests that the Cupertino-based technology giant is reportedly preparing …
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